Salt Lake Telegram | 1934-03-29 | Page 16 | Danish Bible Printed in 1644

DANISH BIBLE PRINTED IN N 1644 1 Idaho Woman Has Ancient Volume Script Still Legible PRESTON Idaho UP UP-A UP A family Bible nearly three centuries old and written in irs the old Danish language is isic the ic proud possession of Mrs Fred Jensen Who lives with her husband on n their farm between Preston and Whitney Idaho The Bible was as purchased by Mrs Jensens Jensen's ancestors years a ago o and andas has as been handed down through five generations she inheriting it from her mother Mrs Maren Lund who brought rought it to this country in 1870 Although the pages are yellow with age ge and the cover made cover made of genuine leather leather-is eather is beginning to tear the scrIpt still is legible to one who can read cad the Danish language The volume was printed in 1644 1644 the tie date is on the volume volume volume-in in the old Danish alphabet which differs from the he present alphabet in that it con con- tamed more characters However Mrs Irs Jensen who both speaks and writes Danish said she could read it although certain passages are cult The Bible Mrs Jensen said bears out ut arguments that the old Bible dif dif- fers ers from the new in several places I The book contains both th the Old and New v T Testaments Five books of Apocrypha separate the two testaments testa tests ments and several pages o of reference are arc at the ba back k k